diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js
index 41974c310c..7c2d9bb268 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.Toolbar = Class.extend({
 	},
 	set_title: function() {
 		if(this.frm.meta.title_field) {
-			var title = (this.frm.doc[this.frm.meta.title_field] || "").trim() || this.frm.docname;
+			var title = strip_html((this.frm.doc[this.frm.meta.title_field] || "").trim() || this.frm.docname);
 			if(this.frm.doc.__islocal || title === this.frm.docname || this.frm.meta.autoname==="hash") {
 				this.page.set_title_sub("");
 			} else {
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.Toolbar = Class.extend({
 		} else {
 			var title = this.frm.docname;
 		}
+
 		var me = this;
 		title = __(title);
 		this.page.set_title(title);